Evgeny Kuznetsov is a famous Russian hockey player. Born in the territory of harsh men - Chelyabinsk in 1992. Repeated winner of the championships of Russia, World Cups and world championships. One of the most highly paid athletes Russia.
Biography
Even in virginity, Eugene received a prophecy that he would become a great athlete. The guy justified himself thanks to unreal victories in hockey. The young hockey player conquered the ice fields of America and Russia.
virginity
WITH early age the boy loved sports. He started skating at the age of six. The father taught the child everything, and then he completely immersed himself in the game. The boy began to train the basics of a sports institution - "Tractor".
It's good that the ice arena was close to the house where the Kuznetsov family lived. That is why it was convenient for Zhenya to spend free time in a palace. The newcomer tried his best to show his better side. The boy trained three times more than other peers. Sometimes there were exercises on the ice at night. The first coach was Vladimir Shabunin, who believed in the little champion. At that time, he was the coach of the Traktor-1992 squad. It was hard not to notice such talent with diligence. He reacted calmly to criticism, which helped him learn from his mistakes. The coach was surprised by this behavior.
Childhood photo of Evgeny Kuznetsov
At the age of nine, he had his first official tournament. Zhenya and his team defeated the enemy. The boy showed his bombarding skills. The coach noted that Zhenya scored the most. He became the best hockey player of the match.
The mentor taught the secrets of hockey. Vladimir Shabunin also gave the boy his famous nickname - "Kuzya". Sometimes during the match, many fans shout his shortened name.
Youth
At the beginning of 2004, a team of promising young guys was taken by coach Alexander Shvarev. The new mentor quickly learned about the hockey nugget. For a long time he marveled at the Ural craftsmanship.
Youth for Tractor
Skills instantly grew, so it was hard to play with peers. The young guy began to practice with adult athletes. In 2009, the Traktor club took a hungry young man under its wing. The guy immediately proved his skills.
Zhenya Kuznetsov has been on the professional hockey path since 2010. This season, the athlete received the title - "the best player of the club." The hockey player was appreciated by the management from Moscow. He was invited to play for the youth hockey team. The first stage of the championship with the participation of Zhenya was not successful. Young hockey players reached the sixth place. Such a loss upset the hockey player, and he decided to train more.
The workouts were productive. The Russian hockey player a year later won the World Championship in Buffalo. Zhenya scored the decisive goal. The game was decent and fun. Russia lost the whole match. In the end, the guys collected and won against Canada.
Professional career for Traktor
In 2012, the Russian guy receives the captain's rank. The team won second place in youth championship peace. In that tournament, he was named the best striker.
Evgeny Kuznetsov is a versatile hockey player who can play in any position. It easily adapts to the game. Since 2010, the famous American team, the Washington Capitals, has been following him. There is a Russian celebrity - Alexander Ovechkin.
Evgeny Kuznetsov
in Washington Capitals uniform
Three years later, he was officially invited to the squad. Management lured the guy in the amount of 900 thousand dollars a year. Zhenya immediately terminated the contract with the first club. In early May, he already played for the Americans. The management really liked the style of the game. The contract was decided to extend for two years.
As part of the NHL, Evgeny Kuznetsov won the World Championship and took third place twice. For the 2015-2016 season, he was recognized as top scorer. Zhenya dreams of breaking the record of her idol Wayne Gretzky.
Salary
Like all famous hockey players Eugene receives a salary for a successful season, goals scored, a contract and advertising. The last contract was extended with the American club for eight years. The amount of salary is - 62.5 million dollars.
Personal life
In the middle of summer 2011, the ice arena celebrated a wedding. The wife of Evgeny Kuznetsov was Anastasia Zinovieva. She is also an athlete. The marriage was confirmed by law two years later. Eugene himself decided the format of the holiday and marriage. They took the weddings on ice for the spouses.
Young people did not have problems with housing. Zhenya received a new apartment from the city authorities. And four years later, his wife gave birth to a beautiful daughter. They named her Yesenia. Judging from the social network and instagram Evgeny Kuznetsova, we can conclude that everything is fine in the family. There is a lot of love and understanding there.
Eugene is rich in humor since childhood he loved to joke. Due to injury, he often spends time in the stands and often cheers for teams. The cameras quickly spotted the celebrity. The fans greeted Kuznetsov. In the photo you can see a funny picture.
What is he doing now
At the end of 2017, the American club again extended the contract with Kuznetsov. He will now play for Washington for eight years. New season became successful for Zhenya. A talented hockey player proves his skills. And in the spring of 2018, the guy confirmed that he was an NHL star. Then they played against the powerful New York Rangers. That match was a record for Russian hockey player, because he updated the points record to 76. By the way, Ovechkin has only eight points more.
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Life current star“Washington” by Evgeny Kuznetsov is like a fairy tale about hockey Cinderella. He started playing hockey at ChTZ, and now he won the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas."I'm with ChTZ, I have nothing to fear"
Now, in the parking lots of hockey schools, you can’t drive without fear of hitting some very expensive car. Very young boys are brought in Land Rovers and other wonders of the foreign automobile industry. In the school building it is impossible to get through because of the crowds of parents, and at tournaments they support their children so emotionally, as if they were losing in the World Cup final, and give them as many instructions as graduates. But they can also be understood: they invest a lot of money in the hockey upbringing of their child - ammunition, tournaments, training camps, tackles ... As well as their own strength, time, emotions and nerves. Of course, they expect their dreams to come true and the child to become a star.
Evgeny Kuznetsov is probably one of the last who grew up on the street, who was never forced to play hockey and in whom his parents did not invest big money. simple boy from an unsecured family from the Traktorozavodsky district of the city of Chelyabinsk (ChTZ), by definition, a great future was unlikely. The yards along Savina Street, where the Traktor school is located, still cause concern, especially in the evening and at night.
In the neighboring yard with Kuznetsov lived famous boxer Sergey Kovalev (although he, of course, will be older), who in his interviews speaks in vivid colors about a very difficult childhood in this area. Kovalev also played hockey, but his uniform was stolen, and there was no financial opportunity to buy a new one. Not so long ago, in the USA, he met with the players of "Washington": Kovalev and Kuznetsov - from the same ChTZ district, Orlov - from Novokuznetsk, and only Ovechkin stands out - a Muscovite from the famous sports family. Until recently, sport was a social lift, a real opportunity to break out into people, to rise high up for those who were born "at a low start." Now, unfortunately, these guys have little chance.
“All the same, I won’t tell the camera how it really was, how my childhood passed. You can also pick up an actor, but it’s very difficult to convey to him how everything was for real. You can’t say much,” Kuznetsov himself said. “I am with ChTZ, I have nothing to be afraid of,” the hockey player likes to repeat for a reason.On ice for 8-10 hours a day
Azam hockey Kuznetsov was taught by his father, and then for the future hockey player, the time will come for an almost non-stop stay on the ice of the Traktor school. Fortunately, he lived 50 meters from the LDS, running home only to have lunch. Kuznetsov himself recalled that he trained for eight to ten hours a day, begging him to ride with other teams, including amateur ones, bribing security guards, etc. If it was impossible to throw the puck on the ice, he did it in the lobby of the sports palace. Kuznetsov could even be let in at night, with the lights turned on. He practically did not communicate with his peers, but tried to learn from older players born in 1984 - 1988, for example, from Alexander Semin.
“Here’s my schedule for you: I remember it clearly, because it was repeated day after day,” Evgeny Kuznetsov told The Players Tribune, “I woke up at 7 in the morning. I went to school for five hours. I thought about hockey all morning. I couldn’t concentrate on classes. I wanted to start skating as soon as possible. seconds. Mom with a bag and food was waiting for me there. She cooked awesomely. I ate like a terribly hungry person, as fast as I could. I couldn’t wait to get on the ice. I skated with my team, and then also with the guys a year older ... In Russia, we didn’t have Christmas holidays, but there were New Year holidays: from December 31 to January 3, everything is closed. Even the hockey school. Those were the worst days of my life. Four days no hockey, total depression! I couldn't even sleep."
At the age of 12, Evgeny Kuznetsov went to Omsk (there were very difficult times at the Traktor school), but returned six months later. As he himself reported, due to a conflict with the coach: "The coach disliked. He did not like visitors. He was tough." The local coach even stated that Evgeny Kuznetsov would not be able to become a professional player at all. However, a short Omsk period was remembered thanks to an excellent film about young hockey player taken by the Canadians. Journalists from North America already then they saw the future star and went to distant Siberia. There, the family also talks about the tragically deceased older brother Zhenya - about which they will no longer talk about.
In the hands of Valery BelousovDespite offers from other cities, the Kuznetsov family decided to stay in Chelyabinsk, and they did the right thing. "Tractor", after a long time, returned to the elite and a great hockey life began in the city again. Kuznetsov became famous long before graduating from school, then he began to be attracted to teams of different ages. And in November 2009, Andrey Nazarov attracted him to Traktor.
He has four more seasons ahead of him in the KHL with his native team, where he will be destined to become a major star and one of the most recognizable people in the city. The word "Kuzya" (as well as the number "92") acquired a magical meaning - and not only among the many boys who ran after the Traktor forward in crowds, but even among housewives and grandmothers, occasionally watching hockey on TV. Everyone knew his cars, whether it was the Porsche Cayenne or the recognizable sporty blue Audi. It is no coincidence that even Kuznetsov celebrated his wedding on a city scale - right on his favorite arena "Tractor". And his famous jokes ("fartozopy", "I will sell a garage" or "a folding bed from Khabarovsk") turned out to be known throughout Russia.
Evgeny Kuznetsov was lucky that he fell into the hands of Valery Belousov. It was this outstanding coach who instilled that “Russian hockey” that the Washington forward likes to talk about to the overseas press: “It only works when all five players work together perfectly. If a hockey player enters the zone and throws from the blue line without trying to make a pass, then he does not respect his partners. In “Tractor” Main coach could put you on the bench if you just throw the puck into the zone, and you will never be allowed to play hockey." Valery Konstantinovich put him in the later famous link to the masters Stanislav Chistov and Jan Bulis. Belousov is the last coach in the KHL who worked in the best traditions of the Soviet school. And there are practically no players in the league suitable for this style ...
From ChTZ to the Stanley Cup
But, as exactly said known agent Alexei Dementiev, Kuznetsov - "a clear example of a man who was first loved to death, and then began to scold." After the silver season, the best in the history of Chelyabinsk hockey, Traktor began to fail. The 2013/14 KHL championship is generally better not to remember for many reasons. Evgeny Kuznetsov, who began to be criticized, did not stick either. Disgruntled fans began to vent their anger, even scratching his car. Many were annoyed by the fact that his sweater as a world champion had already been hung under the arches of the Traktor arena (by the way, the T-shirts of Evgeny Medvedev, Danis Zaripov and Alexander Semin were still hanging there - thank God, then they were removed). And the governor of the Chelyabinsk region, Mikhail Yurevich, admitted that the forward was saved thanks to the most serious contract in the club.
Everything indicated that Kuznetsov had already sat up in the KHL and it was time to go overseas. Despite the fact that “Washington” showed great interest. No wonder the then head coach Adam Oates personally came to Chelyabinsk to see the striker's game with his own eyes. “I was constantly called from America: “Come on, get ready ...” Already the dogs in Chelyabinsk began to bark: “Come on, go.” I began to understand their language,” Kuznetsov said.
In any case, the parting turned out to be beautiful - in his final match for Tractor, Kuznetsov took to the ice as captain, as he always dreamed of.
In the NHL, everything did not work out right away, but Kuznetsov endured, survived and now showed himself in all its glory in Washington. The huge path that he went from the Tractor school at ChTZ to winning the Stanley Cup, causes great respect.Unfortunately, now poor boys in Chelyabinsk or any other city, even with great talent, can hardly repeat his path. But the example of Evgeny Kuznetsov should delight, motivate and lead forward to his dream. No matter how crazy or unrealistic it may seem.
Evgeny Kuznetsov was predicted from his youth to have a brilliant sports future. The young man lived up to expectations, achieving incredible success in the game with the puck. The hockey player who conquered the ice arenas of Russia now brings victories to the American Washington Capitals team.
Childhood and youth
The biography of Evgeny Kuznetsov from a young age is closely connected with sports. The boy was born in Chelyabinsk and started skating at the age of 6. The father taught the child the first basics of hockey, soon the game captured little Zhenya with his head, and he joined the ranks sports school"Tractor".
Ice Palace was 100 meters from the Kuznetsovs' house, so the boy began to literally disappear within its walls. The novice hockey player already showed diligence at that time: instead of the standard 2 hours that are allotted for training, he drove on ice for 8 hours in a row. Exercises dragged on sometimes until night.
Vladimir Shabunin, Evgeny's first coach and head of the Traktor-1992 team, immediately saw talent in the boy. Perseverance in achieving goals and an adequate response to criticism were added to natural talents. It is a pleasure to work with such a student, the coach admitted.
When Zhenya was 9 years old, he officially fought in the tournament for the first time. The opponent was the Magnitogorsk team, which Traktor defeated with a score of 12:2. In this competition, Kuznetsov proved to be an excellent scorer. Shabunin recalled that the ward always “took” half of the goals scored into the goal.
The first coach not only taught the basics of skill. Vladimir Shabunin is the author of the nickname Kuznetsov: from his youth and until now, the athlete has been kindly called Kuzey. Even at matches, fans chant this name shortened from the surname, and the nickname of the hockey player’s page in "Instagram" same.
In 2004, he took a team of young hockey players under his wing new coach Alexander Shvarev. The man had already heard about the Ural nugget, but still he never ceased to be surprised at Zhenya's talent.
Soon Kuznetsov became crowded on the ice with his peers, and the young man began to play with adult hockey players. The young man was accepted into the main team of Traktor in 2009, and Zhenya immediately proved that it was not in vain - he scored two goals in 35 matches.
Professional hockey
The sports season of 2010-2011 was marked for Evgeny Kuznetsov by the beginning professional career. And then the young man won the title best player"Tractor". The hockey player was appreciated in the capital and invited to the youth team. The first championship with the participation of Kuznetsov for Russia failed, the guys only got to 6th place. Eugene was very upset by this event, he began to train with even greater perseverance.
Efforts were not in vain - Russian athlete in 2011, at a meeting of youth teams in American Buffalo, he became the author of the decisive puck and won the world title. The game turned out to be beautiful, with intrigue: the native team almost lost to Canada, but, in the end, pulled out a victory with a score of 5:3.
A year later, Kuznetsov already served as the captain of the team, which managed to get silver at the World Youth Championship. Zhenya's personal achievement in this tournament - according to the results of the points scored and the conduct of the game, he was named the best striker. The 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship brought Yevgeny Kuznetsov the championship title again, which he again defended two years later.
Evgeny Kuznetsov signed a contract with the Washington Capitals A hockey player who can handle any position, be it a defender, center or winger, is a coveted candidate for world teams. Back in 2010, Evgeny was drafted by the Washington Capitals NHL team. Then, at a ceremony in Los Angeles, he congratulated his colleague on ice with a bright achievement.
The Ural nugget received an official invitation from the US team in 2014, terminated the contract with Tractor and already in the spring played for Washington, which promised the Russian $900,000 a year. The following season, the contract was extended for two years with an amount of $6 million for the entire period.
Evgeny Kuznetsov at the Washington Capitals During the cooperation of the NHL with Kuznetsov, the Washington Capitals won gold and two bronze medals at the world championships. In the 2015/2016 season, Evgeny was named the team's top scorer. The hockey player considers the famous, Canadian king of ice and pucks to be his idol. In his dreams, he wants to break the records of the legendary athlete.
Personal life
At the beginning of June 2011, ice arena"Tractor" walked a magnificent wedding of Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Chosen One young hockey player was Anastasia Zinovieva. My wife is also from a sports family - the younger brothers were fond of hockey, trained in the same club as Zhenya. Here the couple met.
The young people decided to legitimize the relationship after two years of meetings, Eugene himself set the date of the marriage and the format of the ceremony. The couple marked the beginning of a series of sports weddings that were concluded right on the ice.
The young people did not have to solve housing problems, because the authorities of Chelyabinsk handed over the keys to the apartment to Kuznetsov after the World Youth Championship. Four years after the wedding, Eugene became a father, the wife gave the athlete a daughter, who was called the beautiful name Yesenia.
Judging by the athlete's page on Instagram, love and understanding still reign in the family. A man does not skimp on kind words addressed to his wife.
Evgeny Kuznetsov from childhood was known as a humorist and a lover of jokes. Fans especially remember the incident at the KHL championship, when the Traktor and Yugra teams fought. Due to an injury, the hockey player turned into a spectator, but still got into the lens of a video camera.
Seeing the idol, the fans gave him a warm welcome. And when the camera was again directed towards the athlete in anticipation of an answer, the fans rolled with laughter - Kuznetsov was holding a piece of paper in his hands, on which “I will sell a garage” and a phone number were written in large letters.
Evgeny Kuznetsov now
In the summer of 2017, Washington extended the contract with Kuznetsov. Eugene remained in the American team for another eight years, during this period will earn $ 62.4 million.
In the new season, the Russian hockey player continued to prove his talents. In March 2018, the young man won the title of second star in the NHL after a duel against the New York Rangers, where he scored the winning goal. A month later, the Washington forward updated the record reached in the 2015/2016 season, bringing the number of points to 77 in 76 games. For example, Ovechkin, the captain of the American team, has 83 points.
“Kuznetsov became a more mature player, he began to understand the game better. We knew that he would become a very strong player in the future, and we can observe this now, ”said Alexander Ovechkin in an interview at the next spring competition.
Awards
- 2009 - Silver medalist of the World Championship among junior teams
- 2011 - World Champion among youth teams
- 2012 - Silver medalist of the World Championship among youth teams
- 2012, 2014 - World Champion
- 2012 - Continental Cup Winner
- 2012 - Bronze medalist of the championship of Russia / KHL
- 2013 - Silver medalist Russian Championship/KHL
- 2016, 2017 - Bronze medalist of the World Championship
- 2016, 2017 - President's Cup
Dry lines on the official website of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) report: “Russian striker Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended for 4 years for an anti-doping rule violation. Yevgeny's doping test, taken at the 2019 World Championships, gave a positive result. A banned substance (cocaine) was found in a doping sample taken on May 26, 2019, after the match between Russia and the Czech Republic. The Russian forward did not demand the opening of the B sample. The period of ineligibility will expire on June 12, 2023.”
And now about everything in order. During the Ice Hockey World Championship in May of this year, a video spread around all social networks, in which our guy Evgeny Kuznetsov is sitting at a table and talking on the phone. In the background, an unknown girl (in clothes) is lying in bed, and on the coffee table in front of him is a white powder.
It is curious that Kuznetsov did not hide and invent various nonsense, but confirmed his presence in that same hotel room.
- Yes, I saw that this video appeared on the Web. I am not always related to what is happening next to me. I have never used drugs and I don't intend to. If you have any questions, I am ready to undergo a medical examination at any time. This video is a year old. It was the summer of 2018 in Vegas when we won the Stanley Cup. It has nothing to do with the past World Cup. I just went to my friends room. When I saw what was happening there - unfamiliar women, incomprehensible substances on the table - I called a friend and left there as quickly as possible, - Kuznetsov said then in an interview with SE.
He quickly and efficiently worked out the situation and commented on his club, the Washington Capitals. Management met with the player and demanded an explanation about what was happening in the video. An internal audit was carried out, but no punishment was applied to Kuznetsov. Moreover, they wished the forward to draw the right conclusions from what happened.
The main thing that you now need to know in this story:
a) Kuznetsov refused to open the "B" sample, which automatically means admitting his guilt in cocaine use.
b) Just the other day, Eugene retired from all social networks and even destroyed all photos from Instagram, where he had a huge number of subscribers.
c) The main thing is what awaits him further in his hockey career? The suspension from the IIHF means that he will not be able to play under the auspices of this organization, whether in the KHL, the championship of Germany (or any other European country) and the world championship for four years.
But what about the NHL? There are options both with the continuation of the game for the club, and with the suspension of the contract. In 2017, the Washington Capitals signed the striker to an eight-year, $62.4 million contract! That is, it expires only in 2025.
There is important nuances. Formally, the NHL is not subordinate to WADA, and, in principle, overseas may not pay attention to any disqualifications there at all. Another issue is that in 2013, the NHL signed an agreement with the hockey players' union, which specifies prohibited drugs for which penalties may follow. And the list of substances is different from the WADA list. It was this point that the lawyers of the Russian hockey player tried to use Danisa Zaripova, who also had drug problems in 2017.
As for the cocaine found at Kuznetsov, it is also on the WADA list and in the NHL agreement with the trade union. True, with a serious caveat. “Cocaine is not considered a performance enhancing drug and therefore is not illegal by the NHL and the Players Association. Kuznetsov’s actions are drug use, which requires prompt intervention, investigation and compulsory treatment, ”is the reaction of the NHL vice commissioner Bill Daly to disqualify Kuznetsov from the IIHF.
Meanwhile, it became known that Yevgeny Kuznetsov would be deprived bronze medal World Cup, which was held in Slovakia. These are the requirements of the same International Ice Hockey Federation. Kuznetsov himself also commented on his disqualification.
“I have decided to accept this punishment. I have always been proud to represent my country, it is close to my heart. It's hard to accept that I won't be able to wear the national team jersey for the next four years.
I have disappointed many people who are important to me, including family, teammates and friends. From the first day I hit the ice in Washington, the Capitals and our fans have been great to me and my family. I feel terrible about letting you down. I understand that the only way to regain your trust is to take responsibility for this situation and your actions, ”the Washington press service quoted Kuznetsov as saying.
